Part of the Twin Cities hip-hop collective Doomtree, rapper, singer, poet and songwriter, Dessa divides her time between singing and rapping, often landing on a spoken-word splitting of the difference. Dessa, born and raised in Minneapolis after her parents met at a Duluth music store, was valedictorian of her high school, and later graduated from the University of Minnesota with honors before she could legally drink.

Since founding and joining Doomtree, Dessa's newest album, Parts of Speech, has been praised by critics as the high point of the multi-talented artist’s career. Containing both variety and cohesiveness, her album can boom out of a car window on a sunny summer’s day, or serve as the soundtrack to a November night in, and demonstrates the crossover power of the rising star’s burgeoning arsenal.

With Tiny Deaths

Get your tickets now at Coffman Memorial Union and St. Paul Student Center Information Desks!

Advance Price of Event: $10 U of M TC students Price At Door: $20, cash only

Valid University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Student U Card required for purchase. Maximum purchase of two tickets per student allowed, one of which can be a $15 General Public ticket.

Everyone with a student ticket must show a valid University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Student U Card to be admitted or they will be required to pay for a General Public ticket and show a valid, 18+ picture ID for entry.

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Photo credit: Bill Phelps

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